"If you believe that the cross represents an endorsement of religion, that it conveys a message of preference for religion or a religious belief, then to be consistent you must declare the name Los Angeles to be equally offensive to the Constitution. Demand that Los Angeles change its name. It is conclusively of Christian origin and etymology. Do not fall further into the waste of hypocrisy. While you�re at it, demand that 49 other cities up and down the California peninsula, from San Diego to San Francisco to Sacramento, be changed to reflect secularism and pluralism. But don�t stop there. Insist that we also dismiss the Native American culture as well. After all, it represents the beliefs of only one segment of the community."

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William J. Becker Jr.: The War on the Cross (Front Page Magazine 11/5)